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Climate Concerns

3rd January 2018

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) was held in Bonn, Germany in November. It was presided by Fiji—a small island developing state from Pacific region for the first time in the history of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Hence, this Conference of Parties (COP) was also popularly dubbed as the ‘Pacific COP’.
COP23 was designed to be more a technical...

Why Does The US$100 Billion Matter To LDCs?

9th December 2015

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are categorised as the most vulnerable group of countries to the impacts of climate change. Given their low capacity, limited economic development and inability to withstand extreme shocks, they are characterized as regions in need of extra consideration and support.
LDCs are already suffering the impacts of climate change but will need western countries to deliver...

Nepal: Advancing A Low Carbon Future In A Context Of High Risks

2nd October 2015

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Climate change is an additional burden to Nepal. Its contribution to the global share of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is less than 1 per cent. Nonetheless, it is regarded as one of the most vulnerable countries to its impact. Nepal already faces risks of glacier lakes outburst floods, distorted monsoons, exceptional flooding, and landslides attributed to climate change. Nepal has no option...